The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-23
the De SOTO BOLT.

That the Nichols contests in the parishes
arc engineered from here, and thas the local
''refprmerB are instructed and ordered 10
bolt whenever beaten Is very coHelnstyeiy
shown by evidence the De SDto, Daa9erGt has
( obtained from supporters u hte19iis AbOut
the bolt in that patlsb.
repudlate it, while sene of the delegates
elected by the BelilnE Williams meeting an
nOHnce their determination not tC accept
.ethtlr appointments aBd not 10 attend tle
State Convention, knowing well that tie Nc
Emery deiegstes were fairly elected.
Here for instance, are the interviews the
Democrat gives on this subject:
&tr. Nmi GOss, president Of the Mansfield
Nichols Club, 6aya:
We were outHumbered at the mass meet
ing, and although I an AB strong friend ls
Gen. Nichols has in the State, ] aCimit our
defeat in DE Soto parish and viii 90 into.
nothing paltulated todisrupt the Democratic
party. ] did not favor Mr.. Scales resQiu-
lion Rnd Will take 40 BART in anything that
looks like bolt"
Me- o. Y. Wemple, secretary Of tho Mich
oils l4ass meeting. WAeI Nichols visited De
Soto, and one Of his loading supporters,
''Se were beaten by at least two. to ona mt
. the MASS meeting, and, o. Wewent into the
meeting. we ulGEt aulde by the re68lt ] give
up this parish. ! Will 60 into no bolt, and
70 notified TIE Nichols men before the meet
ing Ras held"
Mr. s. 2. Foster, president Of 'hs Nichols
campaign committee Iur this parish, says:
THE McEMery men beat as badly and
fairly, and I did not know MAT it MES claimed
thSt WAS elected as q delegate until I saw it
IN the Shreveport paper and New Qrlalus
PioIHaHe. i VIII not claim gsEat ID the con-
elected"
IDr. A y. Roberts, the most influential
Nichols man IN the parish, says:
! ~ did not take part In the meeting, be-
I canse ! AN pps o Democrat, altd did not Yots
for either AeEnery or Cleveland at the last
/ Capt. ]. 7, Smith, 8 stauncI Eiehalis man,
"a IDember Of the executive committee for
/ ward five and one Of the GnGst conscientious
\ men we ever knew, says: .
| 'l3eslIeEnefY men had the majority be-
eEuse the negroes were not allowed to take
part in the macs meeting. Although this hss
always been the Democratic prRetiee, triad
tive COMMITTEE, bat the majority Of the COM
nItbse AgaR iIf favor Of letting things Etand AL
they hage always been, alld although
rthoHghE2t was wrong at the time, and Tried
majority II Is too lste to kicl sitter We went
INTO tte meetlng ard got BebEeB.7
Mr.; q; ~. blaiF, fhe most active Nichols
tEhg hcISners THen had a majority of two
70 enc over TIE Nichols men at tile meeting
lAst patuEa9g. have always conceded This
parish e lel4neTY4 and am loE diHap peipted,
bat Will bet you $50 thar Sioheils caFries
the state. As 90 the published TeR0Fk IL tlig
fsoate5'e, ! have got 30 that don't believe
anyt51Ag See ~ aHyo the campaign n.
II Could any better evidence b. needed Of tl,e
absurdiby Of TIE Nichols contest fhan thesf
ssStelnehtA7 ltiseoRdeHInsd b Gen. Mich.
Oils own 4oloWeTs by tbg ilguaIl of his Owl
I campaign cQnnal ttbe, atl Of whom bear thu
sironEeE teHiiInqliys 10 the tact that KIclnqrJ
esrtiad ne meetiIEg BY veto q two y ulqit
Tie rgfoauers were III " 81 Ipless minority Il
the parish. and tbs boilers Constituted Sat 9
RiaaH PROPORTION Of this n1nqTity.
The Demgeraf gives the following facts a
certain reform" papers, Showing Where
these reports were cooked up7:
w have tAe assertion Al NJ. >. o.. Nc
GianAhhAi who clal1ns ~ have been tie "a.
poTter Tor tine PlQa1fatlfe at this place for tue
statement thst ne such Dispatch MAS sent fo
ttie a4EeyeD9rt Dea3gbgiQt or the fieabsigse as
pu94ilFle9,q re says Fhat lls gave the true re
P9rI Re- tQl. 1ioillqgseQrtlli aud that hs car
Tlfft it 70 Shreveport AZ this he true, We feel
better tar ne we7lg6l hate ta think that such
ail uilH4iiaEnted der Lived n De SOTO par
eoeteli IN Shreveport Who vas your re-
Il porter 4irotbGr Buekette3 he has laid Eli
Hefkias IN the shade"
Tie EHgI19Gr'dt continues.
II s1h9np II not & man iil this parish Rpssr
4 as We Know who has fac unaduiteraied alsll
TO clam thai slche4ls carried l1g kotB rlsf.eh
Asthe Eaase meetilag % Saturday last But
I still the hiehGlls papers caiin Is Such rs
4 tally unfegnded fa3sehootls are boHrll Is re-
! act upon tbepaftg that cire1IHtes theln Il
i HIS lFllQE rom THIS place are q fair
u ~ HIS f.AA9e Af9AhAGdl kefs8fhA We don III
knaW Hhether Ne has carried s single parish
u we tate p not. a man that VII ri az
and ean1ltly clsila Elat NicaoiIs Is rffe'li fi3s
parish 81 the HAAS meeting on So tsifia j. lasi
A. q dsisgsTons cllsnaefer ID any eoIasnunitr
T aud TiA hesitaie At Hgtling Is 5fiifther IA
polltsaAl ends aa1d ogsrfltfA The lgill ~ NC
These bolts Ard contests sre hatchaa III
4 heh Orleans and Shreveport and lie very
facts about them are, II saeials niRB3l-
9ssilfel ,'I lasioftsu flAeFe. u g n0f Is be
I Mond6Eed at that such proceedings F5nnld
\ diagtist AL "a r-fnlHsa4d men iike Nh Gtss.
4 pgeelqfitt NJ ME- 'sie1QiAa Club III IanField;
mr.. W. nller, aeeEet aEysOf tae NieAnsl lnaaa
meeting W., EosteI. pregldeut of Tue Nict-
Oh aanS eoI1nai ice. lnd Others ,slo nil
4 iHls that lspery carried the pafielr square
] lyalld tairly and By IN aYsrFheIaliue lan-
I aofltg; ta4h taare was no excuse for lialtiaF.
aud sl n them AZ honest Democrats, tl3s
piAatiesA} N rap uqia e VAC action 5f sise small
cotefie who feck 10 tte ar She F9tag De s1til
fE1e aase n tlla lIlaFisb a 4 sample ono 81
f1e fefi ere sqiltfSta ia tia f3tate Iihev
are 70 fIaudElfnt - wholly without ereiise
y 4sti iion, ta4s even geiln silppoEi efs
Qi tieif aasaalla aallnet slaGd hsfa